Job Description

Embark on a meaningful journey as a Registered Nurse in Progressive Care Unit (PCU) in Plattsburgh, New York, beginning on 11/24/2025. This contract offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care to adults who require advanced monitoring and transitional stabilization. You’ll apply your clinical expertise, clinical judgment, and compassionate communication to support patients through a critical phase of their recovery while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. This role is designed to challenge you, expand your PCU skills, and elevate your impact in a fast-paced hospital setting. Alongside the professional reward, you’ll experience the serenity and beauty of upstate New York—a region known for its stunning landscapes, outdoor recreation, and welcoming communities. In your downtime, consider exploring the Adirondack wide-open spaces, taking in Lake Champlain sunsets, or enjoying the town’s cultural offerings. And if you’re drawn to new experiences, this opportunity can also offer assignments at other U.S. locations, broadening your professional horizons while maintaining the same high standards of care.

Location Benefits:
Plattsburgh sits along the scenic shores of Lake Champlain and near the Adirondack Mountains, offering a blend of natural beauty and small-city charm. Working here means you’ll enjoy a community where outdoor activities—hiking, boating, skiing, and lakefront strolls—are part of life outside the hospital. The region provides excellent schools, affordable housing options, and a supportive environment for healthcare professionals seeking balance between impactful work and quality of life. For nurses who crave variety, there is potential to be deployed to other locations across the United States, gaining exposure to a range of patient populations, hospital cultures, and clinical practices while continuing to build your PCU specialty.

Role Specifics and Benefits:
- Core responsibilities: Provide direct nursing care to adult PCU patients, with continuous monitoring, telemetry interpretation, and rapid assessment of changing conditions. Perform thorough head-to-toe examinations, administer medications and IV therapies, manage complex fluid and electrolyte imbalances, and implement evidence-based interventions. Collaborate closely with physicians, charge nurses, case managers, and ancillary teams to develop and execute individualized care plans. Lead patient and family education about diagnoses, treatment options, discharge planning, and symptom management. Ensure accurate documentation, adherence to PCU protocols, safety standards, and regulatory requirements. Prioritize infection control, pain management, and comfort measures to enhance recovery and patient experience.
- Growth and development: This role provides ongoing opportunities to advance within the PCU specialty, pursue unit-based certifications, and participate in mentorship programs. You’ll gain exposure to high-acuity patients with transitional care needs, strengthening critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and leadership skills that prepare you for future roles in critical care or hospital administration.
- Compensation and accommodations: Competitive weekly pay ranging from $2,165 to $2,242, with the potential for a performance-based bonus and contract enhancements. Housing assistance is available to ease relocation and lodging needs, and extension opportunities may be discussed to build continuity and career momentum.
- Support and resources: You will receive comprehensive support from a dedicated travel team, including 24/7 assistance while traveling with the company. An onboarding and orientation process ensures you’re prepared to deliver safe, high-quality care from day one, with ongoing access to clinical support lines and staffing specialists to address challenges as they arise.
- Scheduling and flexibility: The contract begins on 11/24/2025 and is designed for a weeks-based arrangement. While guaranteed hours are not provided, there are pathways for extension or assignment continuity based on unit needs and performance. This structure supports a balance between professional commitment and personal planning while delivering meaningful patient care.
- Compliance and safety: You’ll operate within hospital policies and state nursing practice requirements, maintaining high standards of patient safety, documentation accuracy, and professional conduct. The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and participation in clinical rounds and performance initiatives.

Company Values:
Our organization is committed to empowering nurses and supporting career advancement within a collaborative, respectful, and nurturing environment. We prioritize ongoing learning, constructive feedback, and opportunities to sharpen clinical expertise, from PCU fundamentals to more advanced critical care competencies. The culture rewards initiative, teamwork, and a patient-first mindset, with a focus on well-being, balance, and professional fulfillment. You’ll be part of a community that believes in your potential and provides the resources and mentorship to help you grow.

Call to Action:
If you’re a motivated RN ready to elevate your PCU skills, embrace a role that values your contributions and fosters your professional development, apply today. This is your chance to impact patient lives, explore New York’s picturesque region, and build a fulfilling nursing career with a trusted travel partner that supports you every step of the way.

Note: The hours and pay rates listed are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and guaranteed hours will be confirmed during the hiring process.

TLC Nursing is a nationwide healthcare staffing agency that provides high-quality, dependable healthcare professionals to hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, and home health organizations across the United States. Built on the values of trust, reliability, integrity, and exceptional patient care, TLC Nursing has become a preferred partner for facilities looking for consistent and compassionate clinical support.

We place Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Allied Health professionals, Travel Healthcare Workers, and more. Through a people-first approach and deep industry expertise, we match the right clinicians to the right opportunities while supporting them throughout their entire assignment.

Shift Shield – Industry-Exclusive Protection

TLC Nursing is the only company in the healthcare staffing industry to offer Shift Shield — a program designed to protect clinicians from preventable assignment disruptions and ensure they are compensated fairly when facilities cancel shifts unexpectedly.

Shift Shield provides:

• Guaranteed compensation for last-minute or preventable facility-driven cancellations
• Protection against income loss, giving clinicians peace of mind
• A consistent and fair work experience, unmatched by competitors
• Increased transparency between TLC Nursing, clinicians, and facilities

This unique program demonstrates TLC Nursing’s commitment to putting healthcare workers first and creating a more stable, predictable staffing experience.

Why Healthcare Professionals and Facilities Choose TLC Nursing

✓ Proven Industry Expertise

More than two decades of staffing experience with a strong understanding of travel contracts, compliance, credentialing, and rapid deployment.

✓ Highest Standards of Quality & Compliance

We follow rigorous screening processes to ensure each clinician meets all state, federal, and facility-specific requirements.

✓ Premium Support for Clinicians

Dedicated recruiters, 24/7 availability, and a supportive approach that focuses on communication, transparency, and long-term relationships.

✓ Nationwide Coverage

Staffing solutions in all 50 states, including travel contracts, per-diem, local contracts, permanent placements, and crisis response.

Mission Statement

To enhance the delivery of patient care by connecting exceptional healthcare professionals with the facilities that need them most — while providing unmatched support, protection, and reliability through programs like Shift Shield.

Next Steps

Thank you for choosing TLC Nursing for your next travel assignment. Let's expedite your submission to the job of your liking by completing your professional profile on our iTraveler app. We invite you to download our iTraveler app from the App Store or Google Play to simplify your travel nursing journey. The iTraveler app streamlines your experience, providing access to job listings, schedules, and important updates at your fingertips. Stay connected with TLC Nursing and take control of your healthcare career with the iTraveler app. We highly recommend our applicants install the iTraveler app along with completing their professional profile and uploading the following documents:

• Resume
• Active BLS
• COVID Vaccination Card
• Two Professional References
• Skills checklist
• Your Professional License

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So, WHY choose to travel with TLC Nursing?

TLC Nursing is your destination for boutique healthcare jobs, whether it is Travel, Local, Per Diem, or Permanent Placement. TLC Nursing is your trusted career partner. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment that fosters growth and development. At TLC Nursing, we're not just a staffing agency but a healthcare family dedicated to positively impacting our community. Join a dynamic team and become part of a caring community that values your skills, dedication, and contributions.

Why Join TLC Nursing?
TLC Nursing has the best and the highest-paying travel RN, travel LPN, and travel Allied jobs. Discover rewarding careers in travel nursing with TLC Nursing, a nurse-owned and operated travel nursing agency. Our wide range of job listings includes travel nursing jobs, travel allied jobs, travel RN jobs, and travel LPN jobs.

Competitive Compensation: Earn the best weekly rates on your assignment. We will beat any offer for the same open position.
Diverse Work Settings: You will experience diverse environments such as acute care, long-term care, schools, clinics, summer camps, and prisons.
Guaranteed Hours: Secure a consistent 36 or 40-hour workweek with opportunities for overtime.

Benefits:
Your Wellbeing Matters: Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance.
25K Life Insurance on day one!
401 (k) with a matching contribution.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Immediate availability of Aflac for your purchase.
Stay Comfortable: Opt for our fully furnished housing, including utilities, or choose a housing stipend.
Unlimited referral bonus!
Access to unlimited continuing education units online.

We are proudly a Nurse-owned and operated travel nurse and travel healthcare staffing agency!

Vermont Business Magazine voted us The Best Staffing Agency in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2017!

TLC Nursing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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